Research Catalog

Title

Britain's Olympic women : a history / Jean Williams.

Author

Williams, Jean, 1964-

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

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Details

Description

xii, 356 pages : illustrations, portraits; 25 cm.

Summary

"Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation. However, most Olympic histories have focused on men's sport. This is the first book to tell the story of Britain's Olympic women, how they changed Olympic spectacle and how, in turn, they have reinterpreted the Games. Exploring the key themes of gender and nationalism, and presenting a wealth of new empirical, archival evidence, the book explores the sporting culture produced by British women who aspired to become Olympians, from the early years of the modern Olympic movement. It shines new light on the frameworks imposed on female athletes, individually and as a group, by the IOC, the British Olympic Association and the various affiliated sporting international federations. Using oral history, and family history sources the book tells of the social processes through which British Olympic women have become both heroes and anti-heroes in the public consciousness. Exploring the hidden narratives around women such as Charlotte Cooper, Lottie Dod, Audrey Brown and Pat Smythe, and bringing the story into the modern era of London 2012, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson Thompson, the book helps us to better understand the complicated relationship between sport, gender, media and wider society. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport history, Olympic history, women's history, British history or gender studies"--

Series Statement

Routledge research in sports history

Uniform Title

Routledge research in sports history.

Subjects

• Olympic athletes
• Women Olympic athletes
• Informational works
• Biographies
• History
• Great Britain
• Sports and state > Great Britain
• Nationalism and sports > Great Britain
• Olympic athletes > Great Britain > History
• Women Olympic athletes > Great Britain > History

Genre/Form

• History.
• Biographies.
• Informational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-1405

ISBN

• 9780367473211
• 0367473216
• 9781003034841 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781000163209 (ePub ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 9781000163162 (PDF ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 9781000163186 (Mobipocket ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2020012124
• 40030212504

OCLC

1147926937

Author

Williams, Jean, 1964- author.

Title

Britain's Olympic women : a history / Jean Williams.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge research in sports history

Routledge research in sports history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781000163209

Other Standard Identifier

40030212504

Research Call Number

JFE 21-1405